Shawn: This review may seem negative. I am mentioning the things that stood out and I would have liked to have known before renting; I would certainly consider renting it again or purchasing it if I had regular need. This product requires a phillips head screwdriver and may requires a 9/64" allen wrench to modify the mounting position of the anti-twist pins and to adjust the hight offset of the mounting plate* There is a small bit of flex and sway in the flash arm noticed while testing; the construction is otherwise very solid and the rotation is smooth and stops without slipping at the vertical and horizontal positions. Using the bracket requires a modified left hand grip. The front has a nicely padded palm position; the vertical padded grip seems useful only for carrying the assembled camera as a unit when any sort of manual zoom or focus control is desired. Use of a vertical release requires holding around the mounting plate. It takes a little getting used to but is generally fine. When used with a relatively (physically) short zoom e.g. 17-35,28-70 the rotation channel interferes with the "normal" operation of the zoom ring. It is still possible to zoom without any real problems given the understanding that a modified but not wholly unnatural grip is required. * More offset is desired for use of a vertical release. Specifically when using the Nikon SC-29 cable with focus assist the vertical left hand grip cannot be used as the holding hand obscures the FA beams. The SC-29 also requires the greater offset mounting position to keep the bracket itself from obscuring the FA beams.